OBO ID: CHEBI:7625

Term Name:	nordihydroguaiaretic acid		Search Ontology:
Synonyms:	1,4-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylbutane 2,3-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenylmethyl)butane 4,4'-(2,3-dimethyl-1,4-butanediyl)bis(pyrocatechol) 4,4'-(2,3-dimethylbutane-1,4-diyl)dibenzene-1,2-diol 4,4'-(2,3-dimethyltetramethylene)dipyrocatechol beta,gamma-dimethyl-alpha,delta-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)butane NDGA nordihydroguaiaretic acid nordihydroguaiaretic acid (unspecified) norhydroguaiaretic acid NSC 4291
Definition:	A tetrol that is butane which is substituted at positions 2 and 3 by 3,4-dihydroxybenzyl groups. Masoprocol, the meso-form found in the leaves of the creosote bush (Larrea divaricata), is a potent lipoxygenase inhibitor.
References:	CAS:500-38-9 HMDB:HMDB0012270 KEGG:C10719 LINCS:LSM-6507 MetaCyc:CPD-7661 PMID:12375879 PMID:14706572 PMID:15389564 PMID:15814253 PMID:16061348 PMID:18631321 PMID:20848390 PMID:21264886 PMID:21858850 PMID:22325100 PMID:22432798 PMID:23044922 PMID:23053656 PMID:23563831 PMID:23603407 PMID:25380600 Reaxys:9803564 Wikipedia:Nordihydroguaiaretic_acid
Ontology:	ChEBI  ( EBI )